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Community Reviews
Summary of 363 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
dark 36%
funny 36%
sad 27%
adventurous 18%
challenging 18%
inspiring 9%
tense 9%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 27% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
340 pages | first published 1986
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On a spring morning in 1932, young Karl and Mary Adare arrive by boxcar in Argus, North Dakota. After being orphaned in a most peculiar way, they seek refuge in the butcher shop of their aunt and her husband. So begins an exhilarating forty-year s...Book Information
340 pages | first published 1986
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On a spring morning in 1932, young Karl and Mary Adare arrive by boxcar in Argus, North Dakota. After being orphaned in a most peculiar way, they seek refuge in the butcher shop of their aunt and her husband. So begins an exhilarating forty-year s...Book information
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Community Reviews
Summary of 363 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
dark 36%
funny 36%
sad 27%
adventurous 18%
challenging 18%
inspiring 9%
tense 9%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 27% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating